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thanks, Cees, and I apologize for my countrymen who dis your country. I read somewhere that it depended on what illness and where you lived as to how good care was in Canada. I daresay that is true here. I fear the fear mongers will succeed again in depriving the only industrialized nation in the world w/out national healtlh care of it once more. I have crazy relatives who believe what they hear from the right. I sent your email testimony to some of them. Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "Cees Huisman" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 9:46 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Canadian health care > Ok, I'll respond from a Canadian perspective. I believe our system is > great > but obviously not perfect. Yes, waiting lists are sometimes a problem but > for most acute illnesses the doctors and other professionals try to "get > on > it" a.s.a.p. Care itself is excellent. All of us qualify no matter our > income, so we don't see people losing their house or shirt over health > care. > Medication is covered once you are a senior, i.e. after turning 65. Prior > to that, many of us have health care plans through work or privately for > drugs, dental work, therapies, etc. Health care funding is mostly through > the general tax system but part is funded through workplace deductions, at > least in Ontario. Costs are going up but that's also in response to more > of > us getting older. It seems to me I read that the average health care costs > in the USA are higher than in Canada. With my PD, I am glad to be in > Canada. > Casey > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 3:41 AM, rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Murray >> >> I'm so glad a Canadian has come to the defense of their health care >> system >> and would like to hear from more of you. >> >> I am 73 and cannot remember a time when lies became routine political >> methods for defeating legislation, although I've heard that Medicare met >> with similar opposition back in the 1960's in the US. The really scary >> thing is people are believing these lies. I've been trying to get some >> folks I know to actually read sections of the proposed legislation that >> applies, but doubt that I have made a dent. These people are mostly high >> school grads who have never been to a foreign country, just the types >> Glenn >> Beck, Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh appeal to. >> >> My Mom and I had an encounter with the British system back in 1978 when >> we >> got put off a cruise ship in Georgetown, Grand Cayman due to my Mom's >> illness. We were hospitalized about 5 days and she was only charged >> about >> $200; I wasn't charged anything because they had extra rooms and food. >> The >> Cayman islanders don't pay taxes at all due because King George III >> exempted >> them because instead of preying on people who were shipwrecked, they >> helped >> them. >> >> I won't be surprised if we continue our return to the 11th century >> despite >> Obama's election. >> >> Ray >> >> Rayilyn Brown >> Director AZNPF >> Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation >> [log in to unmask] >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Murray Kastner" <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:19 PM >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: New swine flu vaccine >> >> Greetings, folks! >>> >>> As a Canadian I receive treatment and medication free -- in spite of >>> the >>> garbage being generated by the propaganda of the right. Don't beleve >>> the >>> ads saying that we are dying waiting for treatment. I am a living >>> testimony >>> that it is patently and utterly false. I don't know how they can get >>> away >>> with lying like that. The Canadian media would be at their throats >>> lickety-split >>> >>> Anyway, I just heard that our government -- you know, the ones who >>> supposedly neglect to look after us -- has just ordereed more than 50 >>> million doses of vaccine against the new flu (swine flu). They say they >>> ordered twice the quantity for our population in the event that we need >>> two >>> doses each. >>> >>> Some of us are a bit leery of taking medication that is somewhat >>> untested >>> or at least not exhaustively tested. 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